Journalists from ethnic, mainstream and community news media are invited to apply for a training workshop on “Keeping the Peace, Peacefully: A Special Reporting Institute”. The program takes place April 23 – 25 at Columbia College in Chicago. This workshop will provide journalists with facts, analysis and reporting strategies to make their reporting more in-depth. Scholars and experts will cover topics on race, community relations, police strategies, violence, accountability and the mental health challenges police officers face on and off the field.

The International Center for Journalists and the US – Japan Foundation have partnered together to create a travel program for US-based journalist. The programs title is Illuminating Today’s Japan for American Audiences. 3 US-based journalists will be selected for 19-day reporting trips to Japan during Summer and Fall 2015. Journalists are expected to dig into economic, social, cultural, environmental and energy-policy challenges facing the country. All participants have the opportunity to work with an experienced Japanese interpreter and fixer.

Applicants will be selected based on the quality of their story ideas, professional qualifications, level of experience and their media organizations audience. You may visit ICFJ’s Illuminating Today’s Japan web page for more information and the 2015 application.

For further questions you may contact Program Director Emily Schult, eschult@icfj.org.

The Bringing Home the World Fellowship program awards U.S.-based minority journalists in supporting their covering of under-reported international stories. The program aims to 1) increase the diversity of voices in global news and 2) advance the careers of minority journalists who may face inequalities in the opportunity to pursue overseas reporting.

For more information, visit reportinghealth.org or email Martha Shirk at cahealth@usc.edu. To improve the success of your application, it is strongly recommended that you discuss your project idea with the office in advance (no later than March 20, 2015).

The Wadsworth Fellow will plan a series of cross-Center business initiatives, including programs, conferences, seminars, and roundtable discussions, designed to stimulate discussion across a range of topics and geographic locations.

The committee is looking for accomplished, senior-level individuals with extensive expertise in and knowledge of the business and trade relationship between the U.S. and Asia. Applicants for Wadsworth Fellows should meet the following criteria:

A journalist, academic, or business leader with deep expertise in the Asia-Pacific region and business and trade issues between the U.S. and Asia. A period of residence in Asia would be an important consideration.